Missing church

[brunel]

Looking both from the Mailbox does anyone know the church? building shown in the attached photo. It was there in 1953 but disappears afterwards.

 

[Vivienne14]

Welcome Brunel. I think it’s the Church of the Messiah on Broad Street. Here’s a link

Church Of The Messiah Broad Street (unitarian)

The Church of the Messiah Broad Street from Robert K Dent's book Old and New Birmingham published 1880.

birminghamhistory.co.uk

Viv.

 

[Morturn]

It was demolished for the redevelopment of Brindley Place

 

[oldMohawk]

The Church of the Messiah on Broad Street as seen in the 1930s aerial view below.
The canal basin right of centre and the church is left of centre on Broad street.

 

[Astoness]

moved this thread to the churches section of the forum

 

[brunel]

That’s great everyone. Thankyou. As I’m new to Birmingham but will be moving from Folkestone to the Solihull area soon is there a Birmingham history society I could join that focusses on the development of the city from 1780 onwards and particularly the inter war period?